Ellen Gould White über: "What does Ellen White say about Revelation 16:8: "And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given to him to scorch men with fire"?"

Ellen White describes the fourth plague as a time when the sun is given the power to scorch people with great heat. This plague follows the turning of the waters into blood and represents a judgment of God that is poured out without mercy on those who have taken the mark of the beast. Prophets describe this condition of the earth as a time when the harvest is destroyed, trees wither, rivers dry up, and joy departs from humanity.

The Fourth Plague: Scorching Heat

»In the subsequent plague the sun is given power to “scorch people with fire. And the people were scorched by great heat.” The prophets describe the condition of the earth in this dreadful time as follows: “The land mourns; ... for the harvest of the field is ruined. ... All the trees of the field are withered, for joy has fled from the children of men.” “The seed is rotted under its husks, the storehouses lie desolate. ... How the cattle groan! The herds are distressed because they have no pasture. ... The streams have dried up, and the fire has consumed the meadows of the steppe.” These plagues are not universal, otherwise the inhabitants of the earth would be completely eradicated; yet they will be the most terrible judgments that mortals have ever experienced.«

1 - Ellen Gould White, Last Day Events (LDE 245.3)

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Judgment Without Mercy

»In the plague that follows, the sun is given power to “scorch people with fire.” The prophets describe this dreadful time: “The harvest of the field has perished. ... All the trees of the field are withered: because joy has fled from the children of men.” ... All judgments before the end of the grace period were mixed with mercy. The blood of Christ has protected the sinner from the full extent of his guilt; but in the final judgment the wrath is unmingled with mercy.«

2 - Ellen Gould White, From Here to Forever (HF 381.1)

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Condition of the Earth Under the Fourth Plague

»In the plague that follows, the sun is given power to “scorch people with fire. And the people were scorched by great heat.” The prophets thus describe the condition of the earth in this dreadful time: “The land mourns; ... because the harvest of the field is destroyed.” “All the trees of the field are withered; because joy has fled from the children of men.” “The seed is rotted under its husks, the storehouses lie desolate.” “How the cattle groan! The herds are distressed because they have no pasture. ... The watercourses have dried up, and the fire has consumed the pastures of the desert.”«

3 - Ellen Gould White, The Great Controversy (1888 ed.) (GC88 628.2)

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